"In a call with reporters on Monday, it became evident why. When Ford spoke, he did so in terms of relationships: to his faith and to the people who molded him into the catcher the Nationals were so desperate to acquire. To his former pitchers, catchers and coaches. To him the job, more than anything, is to care and love the pitching staff as much as he can."
""Just about all I've known as the Mariners and the relationships and the people that have been around there, it definitely hit hard knowing I'm not going to see them anymore or consistently," Ford said. "I really believed that I was drafted there for a reason. ... I truly believed that God had a plan for me, for the Mariners, and that I was there to stay. I was loyal to that until the end.""
Harry Ford was traded from the Seattle Mariners to the Washington Nationals along with pitching prospect Isaac Lyon in exchange for reliever Jose A. Ferrer. Ford described feeling 'pretty sad' about leaving the Mariners and emphasized the importance of relationships, faith and the people who helped develop him as a catcher. He spoke about loyalty to former pitchers, catchers and coaches and about caring for and loving a pitching staff. Ford reflected on his four-plus years with the Mariners during a plane ride from Georgia to the United Kingdom. He believed he was drafted by Seattle for a reason and felt God had a plan for him there.
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